MerahPutih.com - Lagu Never Gonna Give You Up kembali menjadi perhatian dan mengingatkan publik pada salah satu karya paling dikenal dari penyanyi asal Inggris, Rick Astley.
Astley merupakan penyanyi sekaligus penulis lagu yang mulai dikenal luas sejak akhir dekade 1980-an. Namanya melejit melalui lagu debutnya, Never Gonna Give You Up, yang berhasil menduduki posisi teratas tangga lagu di 25 negara.
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Makna Lagu 'Never Gonna Give You Up'
Never Gonna Give You Up mengusung tema tentang komitmen dan kesetiaan dalam sebuah hubungan.
Lewat lagu tersebut, Astley menggambarkan sebuah janji kepada pasangan untuk tetap bertahan dalam hubungan yang dijalani. Janji tersebut mencakup komitmen untuk tidak meninggalkan, menyakiti, maupun mengecewakan orang yang dicintainya.
Pesan tentang kesetiaan tersebut menjadi bagian utama dari lagu Never Gonna Give You Up, dengan komitmen untuk terus berada di sisi pasangan sebagai inti dari maknanya.
Lirik Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it
Inside, we both know what's been going on
We know the game, and we're gonna play it
And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Ooh (Give you up)
Ooh-ooh (Give you up)
Ooh (Never gonna give, never gonna give)
Give you up
Ooh-ooh (Never gonna give, never gonna give)
Give you up
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it
Inside, we both know what's been going on
We know the game, and we're gonna play it
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
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